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Disk Controllers
All x3650 M3 models include a
ServeRAID-BR10il v2
,
ServerRAID-M1015
,
ServeRAID-M5014,
or
ServeRAID-M5015
SAS/SATA controller standard
(model-dependent) to enhance system
availability and data protection without using a PCI slot.
The 3Gbps
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(x4 PCIe)
ServeRAID-BR10il v2
controller offers hardware
RAID-0
/
1/1E
support (no
cache) for up to 4 HDDs or SSDs.
The
6Gbps
(x8 PCIe)
ServeRAID-M1015
SAS/SATA
controller supports
RAID-0/1/10
(no cache)
for up to 32 drives (limited to available drive bays). The
IBM ServeRAID M1000 Series Advance
Feature Key
adds
RAID-5/50
with
SED
support.
The
6Gbps
(x8 PCIe)
ServeRAID-M5014
SAS/SATA
controller offers enhanced performance
with
256MB
of cache memory, and supports
RAID-0/1/10/5/50
for up to 32 drives (limited to
available drive bays)
.
The
6Gbps
(x8 PCIe)
ServeRAID-M5015
SAS/SATA
controller offers enhanced performance
with
512MB
of cache memory and battery backup
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, and supports
RAID-0/1/10/5/50
for up to 32
drives (limited to available drive bays).
For external storage, the
6Gbps
ServeRAID-M5025
controller enables connection to external IBM
System Storage expansion units (up to 240 HDDs), as well as support for up to 8 internal HDDs
(system limit). It provides RAID-0/1/10/5/50 support and 512MB of onboard cache.
The
IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature Key
adds
RAID-6/60
with
SED
support to
the M5014, M5015 or M5025. The
IBM ServeRAID M5000 Series Battery Key
adds
battery
backup
support to the M5014 and CTO systems containing an M5015 or M5025.
Drive Bays
The x3650 M3 supports up to
17
drive bays. Most models include
eight 2.5-inch
drive bays,
expandable to
16
using expansion kits, and
one 5.25-inch
bay for an optional DVD-RW drive. The
bays support a combination of SATA and SAS HDDs, as well as solid-state drives (SSDs).
Optionally, a
Tape Enablement Kit
can be installed to support a
3.5
-inch tape drive. This option
limits the maximum number of 2.5-inch drive bays to
eight
.
Hot-swap
drives may be inserted or removed through the front of the server without powering off
the system.
Simple-swap
drives can be inserted or removed through the front of the server as
well; however, the system power must first be turned off.
For additional storage, a direct-attach, NAS or SAN external expansion option can be added,
using an optional controller.
No diskette drive is supplied with any model; an external USB floppy drive may be used, if
needed.
Flexible Internal Storage
The x3650 M3 offers flexibility with up to
16
2.5” HDD bays, supporting high-performance drives
that provide high density/high reliability and allow you to scale up as your business grows.
2.5-inch Hot-Swap SAS
•
7,200
RPMs —
500GB
or
1TB
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(
8TB
maximum capacity with
8
bays /
16TB
with
16
bay)
•
10,000
RPMs — 73.4, 146.8, 300GB or
600GB
(
4.8TB
/
9.6TB
maximum)
•
15,000
RPMs
— 73.4 or
146.8GB
(
1.17TB
/
2.35TB
maximum)
2.5-inch Hot-Swap SATA
•
7,200
RPMs — 160, 250,
500GB
or
1TB
(
8TB
/
16TB
maximum)
•
10,000
RPMs —
300GB
(
2.4TB
/
4.8TB
maximum)
2-5-inch HDDs not only require less space than 3.5-inch drives, they
weigh less, consume half the
power, produce less noise, seek faster,
and offer
increased reliability
.
2.5-inch Hot-Swap
or
Simple-Swap SSDs
•
50GB
High IOPS (
400GB
/
800GB
maximum)
High I/O Performance
– Offers up to 8X more IOPS than HDDs (67/33% read/write OLTP transaction base mix)
– Optimized for heavy mix of read and write operations, such as transaction processing,
media streaming, surveillance, file copy, logging, backup/recovery, and business
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Data transfer rates depend on many factors and are often less than the maximum possible.
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Battery backup is included when the adapter is purchased as an option or when included in standard server models. It is optional
when the adapter is included in a CTO system.
